Crossing the Wire Paperback - 2007
by Hobbs, Will
- Used
When his family is threatened with starvation, 15-year-old Victor Flores heads north in an attempt to "cross the wire" from Mexico into the United States. But with no money to pay the smugglers who sneak illegals across the border, Victor must fend for himself.
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- Title Crossing the Wire
- Author Hobbs, Will
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Date 2007-04-10
- Features Maps, Price on Product - Canadian
- Bookseller's Inventory # 225057-6
- ISBN 9780060741402 / 0060741406
- Weight 0.33 lbs (0.15 kg)
- Dimensions 7.67 x 5.22 x 0.51 in (19.48 x 13.26 x 1.30 cm)
- Ages 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 670
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Mexican
- Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
- Ethnic Orientation: Latino
- Geographic Orientation: Arizona
- Topical: Self-Esteem
- Library of Congress subjects Friendship, Voyages and travels
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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From the rear cover
When falling crop prices threaten his family with starvation, fifteen-year-old Victor Flores heads north in an attempt to "cross the wire" from Mexico into the United States so he can find work and send money home. But with no coyote money to pay the smugglers who sneak illegal workers across the border, Victor must struggle to survive as he jumps trains, stows away on trucks, and hikes grueling miles through the Arizona desert.
Victor's journey is fraught with danger, freezing cold, scorching heat, hunger, and dead ends. It's a gauntlet run by millions attempting to cross the border. Through Victor's often desperate struggle, Will Hobbs brings to life one of the great human dramas of our time.
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- Kliatt, 05/01/2007, Page 24
